The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: GEN 48:22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren,
which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my
bow.
GEN 49:1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves
together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last
days.
GEN 49:2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and
hearken unto Israel your father.
GEN 49:3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of
my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
GEN 49:4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest
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